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Gustavo Arellano is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author, food critic, and columnist for the ⁠Los Angeles Times⁠. In this Bakotunes bonus episode, Gustavo gives us the historical truth about Cinco de Mayo aka "The Battle of Puebla, 1862" aka May 5th! What really happened? When and why did it become a day of reckless gluttony and drunkenness in America rivaled only by St. Patrick's Day! AND...Does Mexico celebrate Drinko de Mayo? Listen and find out on Bakotunes! ⁠Follow Gustavo Arellano - Official Website⁠. Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

It's another Bakotunes / Real Talk Podclash for Cinco de Mayo weekend! Guest Cesareo Garasa stopped by to talk about Cinco de Mayo Do's & Don'ts, growing out of Cinco de Mayo partying, the results of the 2024 Best of Kern Reader's Poll from Bakersfield Life Magazine, lots of random chats, and our Top 3 Chicano films to catch for Cinco de Mayo from the safety of your own home. No Stinking Badges Required! As Heard on the Real Talk Show & Podcast! Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Luz Elena Mendoza of Y La Bamba is finally on Bakotunes! This interview has been in the works for over a year well worth the wait. If you're familiar with her rich body of work, you already know how brilliant it is. If you don't, be prepared to become a true believer. The group's latest album, "Lucha", is out now. Episode contains music clips and songs from Y La Bamba: "Bruja de Brujas", "Cruisin' To The Parque (Durand Jones & The Indications feat. Y La Bamba)", "Ojos Del Sol", "Mujeres", "Collapse", "Hues" feat. Devendra Banhart, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "Boca Llena". Y La Bamba Official. Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Greg Mack (The Mack Attack) is a legendary radio personality and music Program Director (PD) known for his contributions to the development of West Coast hip-hop and the popularization of the genre through his radio show, ⁠The Greg Mack Show⁠, which first aired on iconic Los Angeles radio station, 1580 KDAY AM during the 1980's. He is also credited with being one of the first D.J.s to play and promote West Coast hip-hop music and creating the first 24-hour hip-hop radio station in the world. His show helped launch the careers of many notable hip-hop artists, including Ice-T, N.W.A., Dr. Dre, The Baka Boyz and more. In addition to hosting his syndicated The Greg Mack Show in various markets, you can also find him on the airwaves at FIRE 103.9FM and PRECIOUS 95.7FM (⁠SheMogulMedia⁠) in Bakersfield, CA. Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Leeroy Villa is one of the hottest independent reggaeton artists on the the rise! Hailing from Miami, Florida via Barranquilla, Colombia (also the home of Shakira), he's been hitting the club circuit with a string of hit singles since his debut. His work ethic and youthful energy are only matched by his humble attitude about life. Get to know Leeroy Villa! Download his music now at ⁠Leeroyvilla.net⁠. Episode features the Leeroy Villa songs, "Que Guay", "El Pecado", "Baila Sola." Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

It's a Spring Break Weekend Podclash! Bakotunes meets The Real Talk Podcast! What's in store this time you ask? My special guest is Bakersfield singer-songwriter, Hunnie! It's been over two years since our last interview and we do a lot of catching up, plus share new music! Also joining us in studio is Cesareo Garasa, entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and my bandmate in Mento Buru. Follow Bakotunes and The Real Talk Podcast and add them to your week podcast playlist! Catch Real Talk Friday's on terrestrial and streaming radio! Thanks for listening! Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

CLICK TO DONATE TO GREG LEE MEMORIAL FUND GOFUNDME The Los Angeles and worldwide ska reggae scene is mourning the sudden passing of vocalist, Greg Lee, of LA ska traditionalists, Hepcat on March 19th. Lee (53) suffered an aneurysm and cardiac arrest on late Sunday, March 17th at his home in Paramount, CA and was placed on life support until his passing. Greg was an inspiration and a legend of California music. You knew it was Greg on the mic when his voice entered any tune and his presence onstage was unmatched. If you were lucky enough to catch the band live, you know what I'm talking about. The tributes will continue to roll out and my eyes are filled with tears as I write this. Rest in Eternal Riddim, Greg! Respect. Episode contains the Hepcat songs, "Lovin' Man", "I Can't Wait", and "Dance Wid' Me". Also contains an audio excerpt from the band's 1998 appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

It's a St. Paddy's Weekend Podclash! Bakotunes meets The Real Talk Podcast! What's in store you ask? Guest Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and my bandmate in Mento Buru. This week we'll be talking 2024 Oscars Wrap, St. Patrick's Day fun and the Leprechaun horror film series, local St. Paddy's weekend events plus mindless geek banter you will enjoy. PLUS A SPECIAL SECRET MUSICAL TREAT YOU GOTTA LISTEN FOR! Check out Cesareo's Lowdown column at ⁠⁠⁠Bakersfield.com⁠⁠⁠ (Eye Street section). Follow Bakotunes and The Real Talk Podcast and add them to your week podcast playlist! Catch Real Talk Friday's on terrestrial and streaming radio! Thanks for listening! Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

⁠RAMONA⁠ are one of Tijuana's leading indie pop acts with a sound that straddles the psychedelic sixties groovy (and romantic) garage sounds of Mexico and East LA Chicano soul creating some of the hippest sounds you'll hear today. They've collaborated with Ximena Sarinana, David Velasco (Porter), and have built an irresistibly cool body of musical works winning them fans on both sides of the border. Their creative use of video shows shows their strengths on and off stage. Drummer Omar Cordoba joins Bakotunes by phone for a quick tourstop interview the morning after the band's show at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA. Recorded 3-7-24. Episode contains the songs, "La Boda," "No Te Vayas" (with Ximena Sarinana), and "Una Cosa Lleva a La Otra"(with David Velasco). Enjoy! Catch Ramona live at Temblor Brewing Co. in Bakersfield on Saturday, March 9th at 8pm, along with openers Twin Seas, and The Citie. Info at ⁠⁠Numbskullshows.com⁠⁠. Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Andrés (Aparicio) is a singer songwriter, multimedia creator who always has something brewing in the studio, on the road, and the multiverse. His latest album, "Sonny Torres and the Multiverse of Sadness" is out now, and he's got more in his library for you to catch up on. Get to know this fiercely independent artist, his music, and videos now on Bakotunes! On tour this spring! INFO: https://www.thediyastronaut.com/ Andrés music & videos available on: Spotify Apple Music BandCamp YouTube Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

SPECIAL BAKOTUNES / REAL TALK CROSSOVER! Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and busy local musician, and also my longtime bandmate. In this special E News segment from the Real Talk podcast, we talk about the latest in word crimes, plus NEW music from pop punk rocker ⁠Nate Parrish⁠, and his killer new single "Bad Excuse"! Plus local events, Cesareo's review of the new Bob Marley biopic "One Love", plus Bakersfield events galore and mindless geek banter you will enjoy. Check out Cesareo's Lowdown column at ⁠Bakersfield.com⁠ (Eye Street section). Originally aired Feb. 23, 2024 on Real Talk (Chavez Media). You can follow the Real Talk podcast by clicking here! Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Hey Ho, Let's Go! It's our 100th Episode! Marky Ramone (Marc Steven Bell) is a legendary drummer who began playing drums in bands in the New York City area, before joining pioneering punk rock band Richard Hell and the Voidoids who toured the UK with The Clash and recorded the groundbreaking album "The Blank Generation". He then replaced original Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone in the ⁠Ramones ⁠in 1978, and took on the stage name Marky Ramone. The music of the Ramones has inspired the forming of garage bands around the world. In 2002, the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Marky Ramone continues to keep the Ramones legacy alive around the world with his band Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg for fans of all ages and they are badass! You can catch Marky and the band at ⁠Temblor Brewing Co. in Bakersfield on Feb. 24, 2024! Episode contains music from Richard Hell and The Voidoids, Ramones, and segments from the 2019 "Punk" documentary press conference, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. ⁠ Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Latti Patterson is a Bakersfield-based singer songwriter who got her start performing with her father Deryl and sister Breeia as The Patterson Family band for over a decade in various locations throughout Bakersfield. Latti shares her story from being a young SoCal kid dropped into Bakersfield life, to picking up the guitar to evolving as an artist performing alongside her family into adulthood. Today she records and releases her own original music on all streaming music platforms and picks up local gigs when she can. Her new single, "Twice Out Loud" is available now and will be heard during the episode, along with two live performances that includes a tribute to Bob Marley in celebration of his upcoming 79th birthday on Feb. 6. INFO: https://www.lattipattersonmusic.com/ Contains audio from "The Patterson Family Band, 5 years of Jamming on 24th Street" (ABC23). Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Episode Features Exclusive Performances! Event Preview - For La Cultura (Feb. 10) - An evening celebrating Sicilian culture and music! Celebrate the rich beauty and deep history of Sicilian culture through music! The history of Sicilian music is the story of the people of Sicily – an expression of a people desiring love, freedom, frustration, faith, anger, pain. It is that desire that makes Sicilian music stand apart from other traditions. These emotions touch the soul and connect us to our neighbors, those we know now and those who lived long ago. Join Finlinson Grant recipient Katie Scaffidi Knudson and John Calanchini in For La Cultura at Bakersfield College’s Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre. Admission to For La Cultura is free and open to the public. No advance reservation is necessary. Those attending will need to purchase a $5 parking pass, which can be purchased online or on campus. CLICK HERE FOR INFO. FOR LA CULTURA -Saturday, February 10th -7pm. Free Admission -Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre -Bakersfield College, 1801 Panorama Dr. Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Nate Berg was a veteran Bakersfield music promoter known for booking and promoting punk rock and alternative rock shows inside the Jerry's Pizza basement in downtown Bakersfield in the nineties and early 2000's. In the coming years, Berg also began filming and producing a small string of independent documentary films focused on central valley's punk rock scene - "Floradora: All Ages on a Thousand Stages", "Bones of Brundage", "A Punk Side Story," and his most recent "HWY 58" series chronicling hidden figures from the history of The Bakersfield Sound. Berg passed suddenly on Jan. 18th, 2024 following a brief illness. In this episode, Bakersfield musician Cesareo Garasa, who wrote a memorial piece on Berg, shares his memories and thoughts on Berg's legacy. Episode contains audio from KGET17, Bakersfield, CA. Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

The Disassociates are an exciting new alternative rock quartet with a brand new album, "No Reason This Can't Be Fun" dropping today (1/19) on all streaming music platforms. Band members Brie Marie (vocals) and Michael Bonanno (drums), join Bakotunes to talk about the group's personal history in the Central California alternative rock scene, channeling real-life experiences into songwriting and lyrics and their plans to get their new album into the ears of the masses. Contains music from the new album. Follow the band on their socials at: https://linktr.ee/thedisassociates and download their music at all streaming platforms...Yes, even Deezer! The Disassociates, yeaaahhhh! Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Gustavo Arellano is an award winning journalist and author from Orange County, CA. His written works and voice have been read, heard and debated all over Southern California on NPR, the Tom Leykis Show, his own "Gritale a Guti" Instagram live sessions and much more. He currently can be read weekly in the pages and online with the Los Angeles Times and always has a million cool things to talk about - which makes my job that much easier. This episode covers Gustavo's personal history, the state of media, politics, Gwen Stefani, his critics, wokosos, his forecast for the 2024 election year - AND of course the infamous "Flamin' Hot" story. It's all here and uncensored. Happy New Year, gentle cabrones! Subscribe to Gustavo's Weekly Desmadre Newsletter at: https://www.gustavoarellano.org/ Episode contains audio snippets from: -Gustavo Arellano: Journalism With No Apologies - May 11, 2018 -UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement -June 11, 2010 -"La Bamba", "Reel Ten", "El Clavo Y La Cruz" by The Plugz -"Flamin' Hot or Flamin' Not?", The Real Talk Podcast - June 9, 2023 -"American Me" - 1982 Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Guest: Steve Sanders is the Chief Executive at Kern County Superintendent of Schools and Secretary / Treasure at California Living Museum (CALM). This year's HolidayLights runs from November 25 - December 30th! Visit: CALMZOO.ORG to get your advanced tickets and support this amazing local zoo that helps save endangered species while offering the community a chance to learn about our animal friends! Did you know RnB singer Brandy recently held a huge promotion for her album "Christmas with Brandy" at HolidayLights? It's true! Find out all about it and how you can check out the new "East Bakersfield Christmas II" holiday ep by my band Mento Buru available now during HolidayLights and at all digital streaming music outlets. Thanks for listening! Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Robert Peterson is the host of the Notorious Bakersfield podcast and book! We'll be catching up with Robert's latest adventures, his experiences since launching his (not just) true crime podcast in 2021, public and national reaction and now becoming a published author! Fun episode! Check out all things Notorious Bakersfield at: notoriousbakersfield.com/ Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Itze Garcia is a singer songwriter and performer from Bakersfield, CA. A familiar voice and figure both on social media and in the community, Itze is an aspiring young talent who's commitment to the craft shines through her work onstage and in the studio. Her latest single, "Burn" is a new creative direction and you can hear it on this episode along with her debut single - the reggae scorcher "Flower Street". ITZE LINKS: ITZE on Instagram ITZE on Spotify ITZE on Apple Music ITZE on Youtube Realer Than Most Podcast Here at Realer Than Most Podcast, we believe that hip-hop/rap is more than just... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.com